Dementia Support Line
Run
Birmingham Running Festival
Event Type
5km, 10km and half marathon
Date
17 September 2023
Location
Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
Registration Fee
Various
Fundraising Target
Various
Birmingham Running Festival
| Event Type | 5km, 10km and half marathon |
| Date | 17 September 2023 |
| Location | Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham |
| Registration Fee | Various |
| Fundraising Target | Various |
Take on Birmingham Running Festival and feel amazing about giving help and hope to people living with dementia.
Birmingham Running Festival is back this September at the wonderful Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.
Choose between a 5k, 10k or Half Marathon distance. The home of the National Road Relays, you will be running on the paths once pounded by Sir Mo Farah, Andy Vernon and many more GB greats through the 2,400 National Nature Reserve.
Running for Alzheimer’s Society
We'd love to welcome you to team Alzheimer's Society to join thousands of others who are determined to stop dementia devastating lives.
5KM sign ups - You’ll pay a registration fee of £18.72 and have a fundraising target of £100
10KM sign ups - You’ll pay a registration fee of £20.80 and have a fundraising target of £175
Half marathon sign ups - You’ll pay a registration fee of £26.00 and have a fundraising target of £300
We'll be there to support you every step of the way.
When you run for us, you'll receive:
- a free running top to wear on race day
- detailed training guides for different abilities and personalised support from our experts
- access to a Facebook group where you can chat to other runners
- support from our dedicated events team to help you smash your fundraising target
Fundraising for Alzheimer's Society
We know that fundraising can be just as challenging as the event, but our expert team will be on hand to help. We’ll be in regular contact with support, advice and ideas.
JustGiving
Kick-start your fundraising by setting up a JustGiving page. You can easily share your page with your friends, family and colleagues on social media and email, plus everything happens automatically.
The money you donate is sent to us, Gift Aid collected, and your sponsors thanked. Job done!
Fundraising for your run
From posters and sponsorship forms to social media badges and advice on promoting an event, find all the resources you need to smash your fundraising in our hub.
Frequently asked questions
Contact us about this event
Got a question about this event? Get in touch and we'll respond as soon as we can.
You can order your top when you complete our registration form by contacting the team here with your size (XS to XXL) and style (vest/t-shirt).
If you have let us know your size, we will send your top to you in the post approximately a month before race day.
We’ll send out a link to our Training Zone by email. Here you will find our training guide and plans for every ability plus loads of other advice covering areas including nutrition, injuries and tapering.
We’ll also give you contact details for our expert running coaches, so you get in touch directly with any questions.
If you’re collecting money on a JustGiving page, there’s nothing you need to do, your sponsorship comes directly to us.
If you have collected any cash, you can bank it and pay in using one of these options:
We ask that you please send in all donations within 6 weeks of the event.
Of course!
The fundraising target for charity places is still the same per person but you're welcome to combine your targets into one team total.
This event is open to everyone aged 18 or over on race day.